Joseph D. Bryant
Joseph Decatur Bryant | |
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Bellevue Hospital Medical College (1868) | |
Occupation(s) | Surgeon, professor |
Spouse | Annette Amelia Crum |
Children | 1 |
Joseph Decatur Bryant (March 12, 1845 – April 7, 1914)
Early life and education
Joseph Decatur Bryant was born on a farm near Troy, Wisconsin Territory, on March 12, 1845, the only child of Alonzo Bryant and Harriet Adkins Bryant.[2][4] He attended public school in Troy[4] and when still a young boy, moved with his parents to the State of New York.[2]
Bryant attended Norwich Academy and received his medical degree from
Career
In 1873 he was appointed as a sanitary inspector of the New York City Health Department, a position he held until 1879. In 1887 he was appointed by New York Mayor Abram Hewitt as one of the city's Health Commissioners, and in the same year he was also appointed a Commissioner of the New York State Board of Health. As a Health Commissioner, he worked to protect the city from the effects of unsanitary conditions of the sewage system of the day, and to reduce the effects of disease brought into the city by immigrants. Although his term as Health Commissioner did not expire until May 1893, he resigned from both positions in March 1893, stating that he wanted to allow his successor time to familiarize himself with the position before the summer, when the worst health problems surface.[2][3]
Bryant joined the 71st Regiment of the New York National Guard in 1872, becoming a surgeon of the regiment with the rank of Major. In 1882 then-Governor of New York Grover Cleveland commissioned Bryant as Surgeon-General of the state. His private practice was reportedly one of the largest in New York, where he was an attending or visiting surgeon at a large number of hospitals in the city. He also remained an instructor at Bellevue Medical College until the time of his death.[2][3] In 1894 Bryant was named president of the Association of Medical Officers of the National Guard and Naval Militia of the State of New York.[5]
Bryant was a close personal friend of Grover Cleveland, often accompanying him on hunting and fishing excursions.
Memberships
Bryant was a fellow of the American Surgical Association, and a member of the International Society of Surgeons.[2] He was president of the New York Academy of Medicine (1895–1897), the New York State Medical Association (1899), and the American Medical Association (1907–08).[1]
Published works
Among his published works are the two-volume Manual of Operative Surgery (1884) and the eight-volume Bryant and Buck's American Practice of Surgery (1906–1911).[4] He also authored many articles on surgical and anatomical subjects.[2][3]
Personal life
Bryant married Annette Amelia Crum, the daughter of Samuel Crum, on September 29, 1874.[1][4] They had one daughter.[1][4]
On March 11, 1914, Bryant was hospitalized with complications from
References
- ^ ISBN 0313040125.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dr. Joseph D. Bryant Dies at Age of 69", The Sun (New York), p. 9, 9 April 1914, retrieved 2014-04-08
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dr J.D. Bryant Dies in Hospital", New-York Tribune, p. 7, 8 April 1914, retrieved 2014-04-08
- ^ ISBN 978-1878592637.
- ^ "National Guard Surgeons Organize. They Form a State Association with Dr. Bryant as President". The New York Times. February 11, 1894. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ Nevins, Allan ed. Letters of Grover Cleveland, 1850–1908 (1933), pp. 529-530.
Further reading
- "The President in Good Health". The New York Times. September 1, 1893.